Improved battery management with Google Play Services v4.1 (download)

Many of you have been struggling at the hands of the battery-hogging Google Play Services app recently. That's near to modification with the most recent update to the GPS app, to version 4.1, that brings with it some important battery performance enhancements for users with Location coverage enabled. Google Play Services is the app that manages essentially each side of your android device outside major firmware upgrades: GPS controls the change of all the apps on your device. Obviously, it's an inclination to be power-hungry.

Version 4.1 brings additional to the table than simply improved battery performance (although that's out and away the foremost important change). The version modification also will permit developers to institute turn-based multi-player live Games, which can additionally see automatic updates of turn-data to Play Services to be shared together with your opponents/friends. a brand new preview Google Drive API is additionally enclosed that enables you to browse and write files in Drive across devices, each on- and offline. there is additionally some ad-related additions and Google+ sharing and affiliation enhancements.

The official android Developers journal declared the update on January 9th, however currently we've got the APK transfer link. The update can seem taciturnly on your device within the coming back days, however if you do not wish to attend that long, you'll be able to install the APK directly below.